2nd: Check the First FIVE Ingredients. Your first ingredient should be meat. Anything that has “by-product” or “brewers” is not healthy and is mainly there for filler. For example; Chicken by-product meal is bones, cartilage, skin, and offal and undeveloped eggs. It may also contain feathers. Chicken meal, however is actually ground up chicken meat that has been carefully dried to a moisture level of 10%. The protein content is 65% and the fat level is 12%. Regular chicken contains about 70% water with 18% protein and 5% fat.

3rd: All the extras. Lots of foods add all kinds of catchy, tantalizing ingredients that may or may not be beneficial to your hog. Hedgehogs don’t really need fruits and vegetables (F&V) in their diet so brands like Blue Buffalo that have a high amount of F&V may not get eaten. On the flip side, some extras are really really good. DHA, Omega 3 & 6, and vitamins and minerals are essential to diet and some brands don’t add these into the food.

We’ve also found that a completely grain-free diet may cause the hedgehog to have looser stool. They do need some fiber! If you choose a grain free option, mix it with another food with grain in it.

Here is a great list of the best of the best (and a few of the worst) food out there for hedgehogs:

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https://firequills.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/vet-inspection-2013/#respondWed, 13 Nov 2013 20:25:11 +0000http://firequills.wordpress.com/?p=340Our vet visit went superbly. Dr. Singleton was very impressed with our set up and he even fell in love with one of our girls. Guess who was our vet’s favorite? Miss FHF Corpus Christi! This beautiful girl is a leucistic with deep ruby eyes and a ton of personality. Thank you Happy Hogs for loaning her to us!

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https://firequills.wordpress.com/2013/11/09/ajax-has-passed-away/#respondSat, 09 Nov 2013 20:29:49 +0000http://firequills.wordpress.com/?p=343Ajax, our sweetest rescue and “Wild Texas Hedgehog” passed away yesterday. Ajax came to us after Denise found him in her backyard. An irresponsible owner had let him go, assuming he would be fine surviving outside. Unfortunately, Texas is not a suitable environment for a hedgehog and Ajax became very sick. Please, if you, or someone you know, has a hedgehog which you cannot take care of, turn him in to us, or the Austin Guinea Pig Rescue. Thank you.

Jumbo Run-About Ball, Clear/No color (orange is featured in the photo)

Large Clear Water Bottle

Small Ceramic Food Dish

Medium Igloo House

BONUS- FireQuills Exclusive Snuggle Sack

BONUS- FireQuills Exclusive Hedgie Complete Diet (1 week supply)

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https://firequills.wordpress.com/2013/11/03/ajax-looses-95-mobility/#respondSun, 03 Nov 2013 20:35:17 +0000http://firequills.wordpress.com/?p=347For all of you who have been praying for little Ajax, kick it into high gear! He is barely holding on and we need a miracle, A-S-A-PLEASE! Our hearts are overwhelmed with love for this rescue, and we just want his suffering to end, either through healing, or peace. He currently has >95% mobility loss, and will not eat or drink by himself.
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